Maguire: 'Toughest mentally will win' Congress 'pay telev WASHINGTON (AP) The possibility of "basketball and hockey moving to pay television was raised yesterday during hearings on legislation to ban television blackouts. After hearing testimony from represen tatives of the two sports, Rep. Torbert H. Macdonald, D-Mass., chairman of the House subcommittee on communications, told -newsmen that Congress might have to tackle what he called “the pay television problem.” Macdonald said he had a “deep down” feeling the pro basketball and hockey are considering moving to pay television. He said if this happens it would deprive the general public of games they now see on commercial television. However, he said he had been assured by pro football and baseball that they have no ~uch plans. Macdonald said Congress may be asked to extend the anti-siphoning rule that prohibits games shown on conventional television from shifting to pay television without a lapse of two vears from all-television. Virginia trades Erving to Nets NEW YORK (AP) The New York Nets have acquired Julius Erving, the American Basketball Association’s leading scorer las! season, from the. Virginia Squires, it was learned by The Associated Press yesterday. Details of the transaction were to be announced today at a news conference near the Nets' home at Westbury, N.Y. George Carter, a forward, was expected to go from the Nets to the Squires as part of the deal. A Nets' spokesman would neither confirm nor deny that the transaction had been completed. In Norfolk, Va., a might tackle ’ jump, . 3000 meter I steeplechase and the 400 K jN I \meter intermediate hurdles He said the rule may have to be extended to five or seven years. William H. Alverson, president of the Milwaukee Bucks, and Alan Rothemberg, general counsel for the Los Angeles Lakers, testified that their teams have explored the feasibility of pay television. Don V. Ruck, vice president of the National Hockey League, told the subcommittee he was unaware that any club was discussing pay television, but Rep. Fred Rooney, D-Pa., said he understood that the Philadelphia Flyers were exploring the possibility. . Alverson said the Bucks sold television rights to Sterling Communications, a pay television cable company, last season for broadcast of some home games on pay television. Ruck said he didn’t think anyone had the right to see a sports contest free simply because tickets were not available. Mac donald said club owners may control their teams but not the airwaves. spokesman for Squires owner Earl Foreman said, “It is substantially true” that Erving will go to the Nets. “But there is much more involved than just a player swap deal,” the spokesman said.' Erving, a 6-foot-6 forward who also led the ABA in Phillies gain split with Gubs PHILADELPHIA (AP) Randy Hundley and Don Bob Boone and pitcher Ken Kessinger hit run-scoring fjlL pSu w W ? doubles in a three-run third apiece to lead Philadelphia to . . , a 6-5 victory over the Chicago lnnin B' and Billy Williams Cubs last night giving the * tnoc * c ed ln a pair-of runs in Phillies a split of their twi- the Cubs’ 4-3 first-game night double-header. triumph. Maguire in footrace fori By MARK SIMENSON kick against Madera’s. Assistant Sports Editor “I have a pretty good kick," Charlie Maguire says going Maguire offered yesterday, to the World. University “Madera’s not that good of a Games has been in the back of kicker to worry about.” his mind for some time. Maguire won his NCAA Visiting Moscow and medal during a hot, humid, competing against the best (j a y j n gaton Rouge, but he student athletes is in reach sa id he didn’t think the for the Penn State senior if he weather would be a factor can win a footrace with two C ome race time. Indiana boys Saturday af- One-thing that might hurt ternoon at Beaver Stadium, v him, though, is the lack of Maguire and the Indiana . tough races since he took the duo of Pat Mandera and Nationals. In the Twilight Richard Bowerman are Meet at the University of fighting for one of two spots in Oregon shortly after his the 10,000 meters. The second victory o,ver Mandera, he had berth has been obligated to a p oor fj n ish in the three-mile. Utah’s Scott Bringhurst, who “j finished way back,” he owns the best time: of the Recalled. “I had a 13.50. I quartet in the distance race, guess it was just too many Bringhurst’s time of 27:40.7 races in too few days.” was followed by Mandera Maguire enters his match (27:51.3), Bowerman race Bowerman and (28:18.3) and Maguire Mandera not knowing quite (28:19.3). what to expect from them. While only these three are “jj e (mandera) has better eligible for the University times than Bowerman, but I Games,. Maguire said he don't know what they’ve been expected there would be six doing.” or seven runners in the race. Maguire has occupied his Although Madera has a time working out doing a little better time in the 10,000 this 0 f everything. He now covers year than Maguire, he lost to 10-15 miles a day in addition him in the NCAA six-mile to his sprints, race at Louisiana State in The three runners figure to ■l une - . . . .be in shape for their shot at a Maguire used a finishing trip to. Moscow, so Maguire kick to do in the Hoosier narrowed' the race down to distance man by seven-tenths one variable, of a second. In Saturday’s • “Whoever is the toughest race, the winner could be mentally will win,” he decided in the last couple predicted. The (track) season hundred yards. Maguire said was over after the AAU meet, he thinks he is in good shape if This race is a whole new it comes down to matching his season. It’s tough training for a month and a half.” The 10,000 meters is one of 14 events that has at least one spot obligated to an athlete. There are three events high scoring the season before last, left the University of Massachusetts after his junior year to play for the Squires. He precipitated a drawn out legal dispute by jumping to the Atlanta Hawks of the rival National Basketball Association . 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In the sprint races Marshall c N ITi NF CATHAUM \ | 114 W. COLLEGE AVE. 237-3351 | Dill of Michigan Stated was given berths in the 200 meter and 4 by 100 meter jrelay because he was going |to be competing in Africa touring the University Games trials. Dill and another splinter, Herb Washington, left the American national track team in Senegal despite a threat of being banned from future teams. Dill said lie was going back to school and Washington said he was l going back to work. j 10,000 Moscow trip U.S. head coach Jim Bush said the runners’ ex planations were “pretexts.” “In reality,” Bush said, “these two athletes have been disagreeable throughout the European tour July 7 through 27. 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